Cancer risk increases in overweight young
Researchers have found that young adults who are overweight significantly increase their risk of dying of cancer in later life. More than 10,500 students at the University of Glasgow who used the...
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Daphne Jackson Trust names its 100th fellow
The Daphne Jackson Trust has named its 100th fellow since it was set up ten years ago. Kimberley Willis, who has a PhD in chemistry from Sheffield University, was awarded the fellowship, which was...
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Winter law school gets initial trial at LSE
The London School of Economics will hold its first winter school to widen access to law for 40 students aged 16 to 17 from inner London this January. The school is being run with the Sutton Trust and...
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Ucas offers Extra to those with no place
From next year, university hopefuls who do not have a place by mid-March will be able to enter a pre-clearing system to match them to available places. The Universities and Colleges Admissions...
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Students switch off to get logged on
When St Andrews University students turn up next week, they will plug into an energy incentive scheme rewarding them with computer equipment if they cut electricity costs. The university has pledged...
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Health in good shape
The trendiest subjects were unveiled this week by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. Health-related subjects saw rises of up to 12 per cent in the number of people starting degrees in...
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PPP doubts as halls plan flops
The collapse of a flagship public-private partnership that would have helped Sheffield University to raise more than £50 million by selling its student accommodation has sent shockwaves through...
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A-level surge swells campuses
This year's record A-level results have boosted enrolments at many old universities, leaving some students struggling to find places in hall. Home student numbers at the University of Kent at...
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UK news in brief
Bradford appeal fails to quash poor QAA score Bradford College has had its appeal against the worst-ever score for a subject review turned down by quality watchdogs. The Quality Assurance Agency is...
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Guarded welcome for Scottish science boost
Scotland's universities have welcomed a boost to science and research in spending plans that will see the sector's resources rise from £700 million this year to £804 million in 2005-06. But despite...
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Engineers crave a bit of art and creativity
Engineering degrees in the UK should place more emphasis on creativity, design and the arts to produce the graduates needed by industry and to encourage people to study engineering. A survey to be...
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Universities revive further maths
Universities are being asked to teach further mathematics A level to local sixth-formers to boost their outreach activities while improving the skills of students entering mathematics, science and...
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Whistleblowers: Abertay takes critic to court for withheld fees
A postgraduate student who withheld his tuition fees in protest against the poor quality of his MBA course is being taken to court by the University of Abertay, Dundee. Abertay has hired debt...
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Externals plan knocked back
Funding chiefs have been set back in their plans to introduce a compulsory national accreditation scheme for external examiners. Instead of the compulsory system backed by ministers and the funding...
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NHS free to pursue 'wealth for health'
Universities are set to establish joint companies with hospital trusts, after a move to allow the National Health Service to exploit its intellectual property rights. Announcing the new powers,...